An online pornography ring in Australia features thousands of explicit images of young women and girls, without their consent.
More than 70 schools are targets for the teen boys and young men secretly swapping images, with more than 2000 posted or traded since the group started in December 2015.
Many girls are specifically targeted, with identifying information such as their full name, school, phone number, address and non-explicit photos, with group members encouraged to "hunt" nude photos of them in exchange for large rewards.
A news.com.au investigation into the perverted porn ring found that one user had offered 300 images in exchange for a single nude photo of a girl he fancied.
The victims - some of whom are underage - are sometimes pictured performing sexual acts while wearing their school uniform. Although the content has been reported multiple times to authorities for child pornography, police say they are unable to act because it's said to be located on a server that is hosted overseas.
"The sex crimes squad child exploitation internet unit is aware of the website," says the New South Wales (NSW) police in a statement.
"Detectives are liaising with law enforcement colleagues in other jurisdictions and making enquiries to determine if any offences have been committed in NSW. Anyone with info should call Crimestoppers."
Pleas from the victims to have images of them or their friends removed are taunted by the group's users, or even punished with the publishing of further material.
One of the victims, 21-year-old Jenni Russell, became a target after a photo of her in a nightclub was posted.
"There was a thread of myself, of people requesting nude photos," says Ms Russell.
"I'm lucky this girl messaged me and told me about it. It's horrible, absolutely horrible and these girls don't even know about it."
Ms Russell wants the website taken down immediately - she's a single mum and is looking for a job.
The content is not categorised like a normal porn website into types of women or sexual activity, but rather location, with the proximity of the viewer to the victim seemingly the most favourable aspect.
The disregard for consent is of particular concern for experts, who say the behaviour could "absolutely" lead to real-life rape.
Even younger users of the website could end up with a criminal record for engaging with it.
"It is a criminal offence to take, transmit or possess images that are considered child pornography," says the NSW police.
"This also applies to teenagers, who are reminded the dissemination of any material depicting nudity or sexual activities involving young people could constitute a criminal offence. They could be arrested and charged and if convicted end up with a criminal record."
The case echoes New Zealand's notorious Roast Busters scandal, which involved a group of boys boasting online about plying underage girls with alcohol and having sex with them.
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